endogenic

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US/ɛn.doʊˈd͡ʒɛ.nɪk/UK/ɛn.dəʊˈd͡ʒɛ.nɪk/

adjective

Originating within the earth; endogenous or endogenetic.

Similar
endoendogenousendogeneticintegrative
Opposite
exogenictraumagenic
OriginAncient Greek γένος (génos) ← Proto-Hellenic *génos ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os →
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Meanings

adjectiveendogenic (not comparable)
  1. Originating within the system (as an organism) that it acts upon.
    1. not comparablegeographyOriginating within the earth; endogenous or endogenetic.

      Antonyms: exogenic

    2. not comparablemultiplicity slangOf a system (“set of alters of a person”), having become multiple for any reason other than psychological trauma.

      Synonyms: endo · Antonyms: traumagenic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOriginating within the earth; endogenous or endogenetic.

Opposite
exogenic

adjectiveOf a system (“set of alters of a person”), having become multiple for any reason other than psychological trauma.

Similar
endo
Opposite
traumagenic

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivederived or originating internally

Similar
endogenous
Opposite
exogenic

adjectiveof rocks formed or occurring beneath the surface of the earth

Similar
endogeneticintegrative
Also see
endogeneticendogenousintegrative

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
  2. Proto-Hellenic*éndon
  3. Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
  4. Englishendo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  7. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  8. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  9. Englishendogenic

From endo- + -genic.

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“endogenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endogenic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endogenic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endogenic.

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